Battle of Castelleone

The Battle of Castelleone (1401) was a clash between the city-states of Crema and Cremona in northern Italy. Gianpiero da Manerbio's Cremonian army defeated Sigisvulto da Pontevico's Cremese army in battle, and Crema was forced to surrender.

Battle
Gianpiero da Manerbio led 500 Cremonian troops on campaign against Crema to the northwest, and met a force of 320 Cremese troops under condotierro Sigisvulto da Pontevico half-way between the two cities at Castelleone. In a short swordfight, the Cremonians emerged victorious and Pontevico was captured, forcing the Cremese to surrender. Crema was forced to pay a large indemnity to Cremona, ending the war.